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Case Reports
. 1997 May;38(2):80-1.
doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01112.x.

Trigeminal trophic syndrome

J C Su  1 , N P Downes
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Case Reports

Trigeminal trophic syndrome

J C Su et al. Australas J Dermatol. 1997 May.

Abstract

A case report of a 51-year-old woman who developed trigeminal trophic syndrome following craniectomy is presented. This syndrome represents trophic ulceration by self-induced trauma to skin in the trigeminal area. Treatment of the present case was complicated by the patient's underlying psychological problems.

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